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szó

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See also: sző

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsoː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -soː

Etymology 1

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    From Turkic (compare Turkish sav), possibly through Proto-Ugric *sawɜ (compare Northern Mansi сов (sov), Northern Khanty сӑв (săw)).

    Noun

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    szó (plural szavak or szók)

    1. (linguistics) word (smallest unit of language which has a particular meaning)
    2. word (promise; oath or guarantee)
      Sosem szegjük meg a szavunkat. ― We never break our word.
    3. voice (an expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered)
      Népszava (title of a newspaper) ― The Voice of People
    4. (chiefly as a second element in compounds) sound
      muzsikaszó ― sound of music
      orgonaszó ― the sound of the organ [the instrument]
      füttyszó ― sound of whistle
    Usage notes
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    Szók as a plural form is mostly used in linguistic terminology, in compounds, e.g. kötőszók. In all other cases, szavak is preferred.

    Declension
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    Possessive forms of szó
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. szavam szavaim
    2nd person sing. szavad szavaid
    3rd person sing. szava szavai
    1st person plural szavunk szavaink
    2nd person plural szavatok szavaitok
    3rd person plural szavuk szavaik

    or

    Possessive forms of szó
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. szóm szóim
    2nd person sing. szód szóid
    3rd person sing. szója szói
    1st person plural szónk szóink
    2nd person plural szótok szóitok
    3rd person plural szójuk szóik
    Derived terms
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    Compound words with this term at the beginning

    Etymology 2

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

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    solmisation

    szó (plural szók)

    1. sol (a syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale)
      Coordinate terms: dó, ré, mi, fá, lá, ti
    Declension
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    Its inflected forms are uncommon.

    Possessive forms of szó
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. szóm szóim
    2nd person sing. szód szóid
    3rd person sing. szója szói
    1st person plural szónk szóink
    2nd person plural szótok szóitok
    3rd person plural szójuk szóik

    or (as a means of distinction from the inflection of szó (“word”))

    Possessive forms of szó
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. szó-m szó-im
    2nd person sing. szó-d szó-id
    3rd person sing. szó-ja szó-i
    1st person plural szó-nk szó-ink
    2nd person plural szó-tok szó-itok
    3rd person plural szó-juk szó-ik

    Further reading

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    • (word): szó in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
    • ([music] sol): szó in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
    • (Hungarian) An article on solfège with hand signs
    • szó in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI
    • szó in Bizonfy, Ferenc. Magyar–angol szótár (’Hungarian–English Dictionary’). Budapest: Franklin Társulat, 1886